Not everyone is a reader, but pretty much everyone has read. Whether it’s your family, friends, acquaintances, or strangers, try out some of these conversation starters when you’re looking for something that isn’t as run of the mill as the most recent snowstorm and rainstorm. But creative or non-typical conversation starters can make for a much more interesting and potentially memorable dinner conversation. Where do you work? Where did you grow up? How’s the weather? And so on. Typical conversation starters are easy to come by, even if you’re only 5% creative. That was memorable not so much for the company it inspired, but the sheer terror of the upcoming Lent season.
With the exception of the time a business acquaintance and I discussed the idea of giving up bread for Lent. I’ve spent hours of my career conversing with pseudo-strangers at work dinners and I can’t really pinpoint one conversation that was worth remembering. Conversation can sometimes be difficult, and often it feels manufactured, or shallow, or even pointless. Or maybe, it’s not family at all that’s the problem.
Check out the details here.įinally, as we consider our current reality of online worship and also what might be reality for awhile when in person worship resumes, I encourage you to check out these 2 posts for Engaging Kids in Online Church and also for creating “Praise Packs” to engage kids in worship.Are you one of those families that finds sitting down for a meal together awkward enough as it is, but throw in making conversation, and you’ve met your own proverbial Mt. There are also some optional ministry leader enhanced ideas. For 2020, we have adapted the resource in response to current reality as a way for families to engage in faith conversations week of the summer. Takeout Church is a resource we introduced in 2019.
DINNER PRAYER CONVERSATIONS STARTERS MOVIE
You can check out the movie guides we have created here. Movies provide a great opportunity for conversation! Particularly in this season where extra screen time might be part of family life, this is a resource of conversation starters to dig deeper into the media families are consuming. Follow for these and other family faith formation ideas and challenges. You can access all the resources here.Įvery week on Instagam we post a ‘Dinnertime Question’ as a conversation starter around a meal. Each month from September 2019 to June 2020 we have focused on one identity statement and developed a family faith conversation around it. Over this past year, our theme has been Clear: Discovering the Real You as we focus on our Identity in Christ. These are created and intended to equip pastors and ministry leaders with tools to support families, so their time can be spent in relational ministry, doing only what pastors can do in the lives of people. With the abundance of resources available online, many for free, I do not spend a lot of time on creating my own resources but there are a few key resources that I believe are worth investing time in. As I reflect on this current season we find ourselves in and ask myself, ‘What do I most want to do for families?’, it is that I want our families to worship together–whether that is by participating in online worship, sharing a meal, in intentional faith conversations or even in watching a movie. Equipping and encouraging parents in their role as primary spiritual leaders in the lives of their kids is a key area of focus for CBOQ Kids.
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